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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Cultural institutions emphasizing the family

from the NY Times (3/19):

Putting a New Emphasis on ‘Family Friendly’
By KAREN BERMAN

"AT the Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte, N.C., families can help themselves to tote bags hanging in some of the galleries. Inside, they find felt-board collages that children can spread out on the floor, draw-your-own postcards in the landscape gallery and touchable wooden masks in the African gallery." ...

"Around the country, art museums large and small are finding innovative ways to attract families. Prompted by the aging of their primary audiences and competition from high-tech entertainment aimed at the young, curators and administrators are hoping to develop the next generation of regular museumgoers." ...

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